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Marlize de Bruin

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Marlize de Bruin
Date of birth (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 South Africa 9 (15 pts)

Marlize de Bruin (born 11 November 1994) is a South African women's rugby sevens and netball player.

Career

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Netball

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Marlize is also a netball player. She captained Gauteng Jaguars and helped them win Telkom Netball League titles.[1]

Rugby sevens

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De Bruin represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[2][3] She was named in the Springbok women's sevens side for the 2023 Dubai Women's Sevens.[4]

She was a member of the South African team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Gauteng Jaguars captain Marlize de Bruin is fired up to be a vital cog in rugby Sevens". www.dailymaverick.co.za. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Four uncapped players for Springbok Women's Sevens in Dubai". SA Rugby. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.